@spoel-lab.bsky.social
University of Edinburgh research group studying how protein modifications contribute to plant resilience in a changing environment.
We were delighted to welcome Steven Spoel @spoel-lab.bsky.social to Cologne. Thanks to the @sfb1403.bsky.social for supporting his invitation. We learned a lot about ubiquitin chains and their role in plant immunity π€―.
14.11.2025 14:11 β π 20 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for π± #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread π§΅1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
29.10.2025 09:09 β π 80 π 43 π¬ 3 π 111/2 This manifesto is the result of a collaborative effort started earlier this year at the Plant Biology Education conference in Lancaster, UK.
We are delighted to see it out and we are proud that our Comms team contributed to such an important resource for the community! π±
Watch the Community Impact Awards Presentations!
Times: 5:20-15:06: Jose Dinneny.
19:35-30:07: Jade Bleau.
33:30-15:06: Joanna Friesner.
46:40-1:01: Q&A by Mary Gehring
@jadebleau.bsky.social @jfriesner.bsky.social @josedinneny.bsky.social
@stanfordstomata.bsky.social @spoel-lab.bsky.social
The New Phytologist Foundation is delighted to support this year's @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference! #PlantScience
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Image of mugs branded βconnect, celebrate, cultivate, and cookies with the Black in Plant Science logo.
Image of mugs branded βconnect, celebrate, cultivate, and cookies with the Black in Plant Science logo and stickers and postcards branded for βNew Phytologistβ
Photo of chair seats with white notebooks with a Black in Plant Science logo and text
Excited to welcome speakers and delegates to Black In Plant Science 2025, today in Leeds! Thanks @newphyt.bsky.social & other sponsors! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social
24.10.2025 08:12 β π 25 π 6 π¬ 0 π 2
Readyβ¦Setβ¦GO!!! for the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at The Helix in Leeds today!!ππ
24.10.2025 08:05 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0In Arabidopsis it only really works in certain immune mutants such as efr1 or npr1, but that probably doesnβt help your complementation study!?!
14.10.2025 18:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
We are advertising a PhD project investigating a cellular mechanism that ensures protein quality control during mRNA translation in plants. Please get in touch on here or via email if you are interested and I can provide further details!
Lab website: sites.google.com/site/danielg...
FRET sensor for SA developed. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
09.10.2025 21:11 β π 41 π 22 π¬ 1 π 1
SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Fantastic! Congrats!! Wishing you and your group a smooth transfer!
09.10.2025 21:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
RSVP to join the October 29th webinar and hear from the 2025 Arabidopsis Community Impact Awardees! bit.ly/naascawards
@jadebleau.bsky.social @jfriesner.bsky.social r.bsky.social @josedinneny.bsky.social
Excellent news!! Well done!π₯³
23.07.2025 23:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Pleased to have been awarded a Proof-of-Concept grant from @erc.europa.eu In collaboration with Elsoms Seed Ltd, Dr Lindsay Williams in our team will aim to improve the longevity of some of worldβs most popular vegetables!!
@instmolplantsci.bsky.social
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
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Happy moving day!!π
03.07.2025 20:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Iβm happy that our commentary is out! (It would be wonderful if this made a difference!)
In defense of funding foundational plant science academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
π¨ Deadline extended! π¨
Registration for the 2nd UK Proteostasis Network meeting in Dundee is open until 30 April!
𧬠Plenty of chances for selected talks from abstracts
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3β5 June 2025
π Dundee
ποΈ Program now live!
Sign up and view the programme here: dundee.ac.uk/events/joint...
!!New Preprint!! On the activation of RRS1-R/RPS4 paired NLRs!! Thanks to @jonathandgjones.bsky.social for this opportunity to work on this project, and thanks to all the coauthors for their effort and support! Thread (1/)
@thesainsburylab.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
t.co/aHNCKj4KUn
How does immunisation establish durable disease resistance in plants?
Mobile immune signals released upon immunisation boost effectiveness of the defence hormone salicylic acid by ten times!π² This results in higher immune gene expression and systemic acquired resistance against infection.
Pseudomonas syringae secretes the iminosugar glycosyrin to block plant immune recognition. It mimics galactose to inhibit Ξ²-galactosidase, disrupt flagellin sensing, and rewire host glycobiology!
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Huge congrats to Tee and everyone involved!
#PlantImmunity #PlantChemeticsLab
Seed and tuber collections are really, really, REALLY important.
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π§ͺ #plantscience
Thanks @marischuster.bsky.social!! It was an absolute pleasure to visit and to hear about all the fantastic science at the @ipbhalle.bsky.social π
21.03.2025 15:24 β π 11 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Two weeks left to submit your abstract for the Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting in Durham!
28.02.2025 15:07 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Could you be amongst the next cohort of BiPS Summer Studentships? This year we want to ensure that it's more accessible for those from low economic backgrounds and ensure that there is adequate support from host labs. You can apply and learn more about the last cohort here: https://buff.ly/4b7frji
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An online, student-led symposium. Perspectives from BlackProfessional in the Plant Sciences. Dr. Margaret Young, Associate Professor of Biology , Elizabeth City State University. Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Together We Grow, and National MANRRS President, Dr. Jason B. Thomas, CEO and Founder, The Pennycress Company. February 25th, 8 - 9 am PST, 11am - noon EST. Open to all, come be a part of it! ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network. Symposia Series, Corteva.
February 25th, 11AM EST.
Join us for a panel discussion on "Perspectives from Black Professionals in the Plant Sciences" featuring Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, & Dr. Jason B. Thomas.
rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-w...
Open to all, come be a part of it!
#BlackHistoryMonth
Thatβs fantastic! Congrats @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social!!!!
19.02.2025 21:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π’Find out how you, an African scientist, can get access to genome sequencing services and bioinformatic skills development through the GetGenome project. Dr. James Canham will speak at the African Plant Genomics Symposium about how @getgenome.bsky.social addresses inequitable access to genomics. π±π§¬
19.02.2025 09:50 β π 16 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0βERC succeeds because itβs different. Its simple, tailored procedures allow Europeβs best researchers to thrive. Bureaucratic processes designed for other programmes should not be imposed on it.β
@marialep.bsky.social spoke up for an independent ERC with a doubled budget today @europarl.europa.eu
Shocking and appalling
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
